Applied Laser Medicine

The history of laser applications in medicine starts al­ In the early 1990s a concerted action program most with the invention of the laser itself. sponsored by the European Commission was carried out in Europe for the dissemination of the safe use of It was only a few months after Maiman's inv...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part1 Basics
  • I-1 Basic Physics
  • I-2 Basic Physics of Lasers
  • I-3 Action Mechanisms of Laser Radiation in Biological Tissues
  • I-4 Technical Basics of Medical Laser Systems
  • II Principles of Laser Application in Medicine
  • II-1 The Laser’s Position in Medicine
  • II-2 Fundamentals of Nd: YAG Laser Applications
  • II-3 Additional Equipment
  • II-4 Therapeutic Guidelines
  • II-5 Laser-Induced Thermotherapy (LITT),Basics
  • II-6 Basics of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
  • III Areas of Application
  • III-1 Laser Stereotaxy
  • III-2 Laser Applications in Ophthalmology
  • III-3 Dental Laser Applications: Periodontal Treatment and Intra-Oral Surgery
  • ENT
  • III-5 Laser Treatment in Gastroenterology
  • III-6 Angiology
  • III-7 Laser Treatments in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology
  • III-8 Laser Treatment in Urology
  • III-9 Laser Application in Orthopaedic Medicine
  • III-10 Laser Applications in Pulmology and Thoracic Surgery
  • III-11 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • III-12 Laser in General Surgery
  • III-13 Open and Endoscopic Laser Treatment in Paediatrics
  • III-14 Laser Applications in Gynaecology
  • III-15 Laser Applications in Diagnostics
  • IV Laser Safety in Medicine
  • IV Laser Safety in Medicine
  • IV-1Guidelines for Safe Clinical Laser Applications
  • Subject-Index